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Year of the Comet

  • 19921992
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 31m
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5.8/10
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Penelope Ann Miller and Tim Daly in Year of the Comet (1992)
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An auctioneer's daughter and a rich buyer's emissary fall for each other while trying to keep a rare wine out of the hands of evil doers.An auctioneer's daughter and a rich buyer's emissary fall for each other while trying to keep a rare wine out of the hands of evil doers.An auctioneer's daughter and a rich buyer's emissary fall for each other while trying to keep a rare wine out of the hands of evil doers.
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    • Peter Yates
    • William Goldman
  • Stars
    • Penelope Ann Miller
    • Tim Daly
    • Louis Jourdan
    • Peter Yates
    • William Goldman
  • Stars
    • Penelope Ann Miller
    • Tim Daly
    • Louis Jourdan
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 28User reviews
    • 18Critic reviews
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    Penelope Ann Miller and Tim Daly in Year of the Comet (1992)
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    Year of the Comet (1992)
    Penelope Ann Miller and Tim Daly in Year of the Comet (1992)
    Louis Jourdan and Ian McNeice in Year of the Comet (1992)
    Louis Jourdan in Year of the Comet (1992)
    Penelope Ann Miller, Tim Daly, and Ian Richardson in Year of the Comet (1992)
    Penelope Ann Miller and Tim Daly in Year of the Comet (1992)
    Penelope Ann Miller and Tim Daly in Year of the Comet (1992)
    Penelope Ann Miller and Tim Daly in Year of the Comet (1992)
    Louis Jourdan in Year of the Comet (1992)

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    Penelope Ann Miller
    Penelope Ann Miller
    • Margaret Harwood
    Tim Daly
    Tim Daly
    • Oliver Plexico
    Louis Jourdan
    Louis Jourdan
    • Philippe
    Art Malik
    Art Malik
    • Nico
    Ian Richardson
    Ian Richardson
    • Sir Mason Harwood
    Ian McNeice
    Ian McNeice
    • Ian
    Tim Bentinck
    Tim Bentinck
    • Richard Harwood
    • (as Timothy Bentinck)
    Julia McCarthy
    • Landlady
    Jacques Mathou
    Jacques Mathou
    • Doctor Roget
    Arturo Venegas
    • Luis
    Chapman Roberts
    • John
    Nick Brimble
    Nick Brimble
    • Jamie
    Andrew Robertson
    Andrew Robertson
    • Scottish Farmer
    Shane Rimmer
    Shane Rimmer
    • T.T. Kelleher
    Nicholas Ward Jackson
    • Snobbish Wine Taster
    Wilfred Bowman
    • Spiros Nivanos
      • Peter Yates
      • William Goldman
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      This was Louis Jourdan's final film before his death on February 14, 2015 at the age of 93.
    • Goofs
      When Margaret Harwood goes to the MacPherson Castle and encounters Philippe in the shots showing Margaret's face, you can see a hair stuck up on her head. When Philippe's face is shown you can see Margaret's hair is back in place.
    • Quotes

      Oliver Plexico: Pssssst! Maggie!

      Margaret Harwood: [Maggie looks out the window, leans out a little, then looks down and sees Oliver on the remaining block of the broken wall planter below] What are you doing?

      Oliver Plexico: [smiles tiredly] I've come to rescue you!

      Margaret Harwood: [looks behind her, then back to Oliver] Don't rescue me, it's a trap!

      Oliver Plexico: Sweet, sweet Maggie! I know it's a Goddamned trap! The point is, I've somewhat bungled things. So... you're gonna have to save me.

      Margaret Harwood: [stands upright, crossing arms] Are you safe on that thing?

      Oliver Plexico: Define safe.

      Margaret Harwood: [Turns around hastily, pulls the sheets off the bed, ties them into a long rope and ties it around herself hastily, prepared to lower it down to Oliver] Allright! I'll save your life! That's only fair, you saved mine! But then I'm calling it quits!

      Oliver Plexico: Why?

      Margaret Harwood: Because you have no respect for my feelings!

      Oliver Plexico: I have respect for your feelings...

      Margaret Harwood: Bull Shit!

      Oliver Plexico: I get the feeling you don't believe me?

      Margaret Harwood: Stop being charming!

      Oliver Plexico: I haven't got much choice right now, I got a 50 foot drop below me, and a crazy lady 10 feet above!

      Margaret Harwood: After we... After we did... After we were done with...

      Oliver Plexico: After sex?

      Margaret Harwood: Yes! Right! Correct! You could have got the number yourself, you didn't have to

      [chokes back tears]

      Margaret Harwood: throw your wife at me!

      Oliver Plexico: I don't have a wife.

      Margaret Harwood: I saw the wedding photo!

      Oliver Plexico: That's my sister!

      [Oliver starts to get aggravated]

      Margaret Harwood: Don't make it worse!

      Oliver Plexico: [yelling] Now you listen to me, Margaret! When I first met you, you were this... beautiful, crazy... ragamuffin. And I said to myself, hey! A beautiful, crazy... ragamuffin! I didn't have to fly down to get the bottle, I volunteered! Now why do you think I did that?

      Margaret Harwood: Why should I believe any of this?

      Margaret Harwood: [sighs, frustrated and looks around, motioning with his hand] A guy fresh from the chiropractor scales a 50 foot wall to save your life? This is not mass entertainment Maggie! It's gotta be... Love!

    • Connections
      Referenced in The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson: George Segal/Penelope Ann Miller/Drew Carey (1991)
    • Soundtracks
      ALOT OF LIVIN' TO DO
      By Lee Adams and Charles Strouse- Strada Music

      All rights of Strada Music

      Administered by The Songwriters Guild of America

    User reviews28

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    7/10
    A wonderful film for a rainy Sunday
    In an obvious homage to the wacky films of the '40's and '50's, year of the Comet is very good at being what it is - a fluffy film to be enjoyed lightly. It won't cure cancer, it won't change your political ideology, but it will make you smile, laugh, and have a nice 2 hours.

    Tim Daly is effortlessly charming and Miss Miller is properly wholesome, as the role demands. Nice one-liners and recurring jokes, a frothy but well-paced plot, and some excellent performances by character actors in supporting roles (I especially love the Scottish mother) make it easy to watch and enjoy.

    Well, unless you want explosions and political subtext.
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    • Sep 27, 2005

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    • Release date
      • April 24, 1992 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Kyleakin, Skye, Highland, Scotland, UK
    • Production companies
      • Castle Rock Entertainment
      • New Line Cinema
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    • 1 hour 31 minutes
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